Personal CBG #2 - The Tune-O-Matic Version
This one is almost identical to my personal build #1, with the only real differences being the bridges (this one has a contemporary tune-o-matic style bridge instead of the DIY rubber-saddle one on the first one) and the internal placement of the piezo discs. Otherwise, this is basically an identical twin, and I was stoked at the consistencies between them. Using a nearly identical donor guitar (same basic body shape, neck, etc), I kept the construction methods largely the same, this one just has the more contemporary, familiar tune-o-matic bridge. Considering how early into my building experience these two were constructed, I'm amazed I got them so close to one another without templates or practice. Using these fancier boxes with the rounded crowned edges probably made it more difficult, but otherwise, one lesson I learned during these early builds is that the right angles on these boxes are equal parts blessing and curse. It helps you get pickups and bridges (and other pa...
